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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br />Regular Meeting - May 21, 1993 <br />6. NEW BUSINESS (Cont.) <br />a. continued... <br />and then causing us to extend utilities farther <br />and farther out. <br />The other aspect of this is that in the last <br />year, working with Project Future, Kevin <br />Hughes has brought in probably four or five <br />prospects — wanting from 50,000 square feet <br />to 250,000 square feet for industrial <br />warehouse distribution— prospects that we <br />have not been able to satisfy because they <br />have all wanted rail. This is one of the few <br />places that is really, truly served by most of <br />the rail. If you think through the county <br />area, South Bend and Mishawaka, and look <br />where rail is serving already zoned "E, <br />Heavy Industrial" land, there aren't any <br />places. I'm not saying we would have landed <br />all of them, but I think we would have had a <br />stronger shot at a couple of them if we could <br />have provided them with some sites that had <br />rail access immediately, that was already <br />properly zoned, that was served by city <br />infrastructure. So, you're right, there is that <br />cost of giving up some of that land that has <br />agricultural potential; but I think, all things <br />considered (broader than just this <br />redevelopment area) but looking at how Area <br />Plan is trying to make development happen in <br />a more concentrated fashion, protecting the <br />outskirts and the farming areas farther out, I <br />think this makes sense. <br />MR. COLLIER: The second question, which <br />is very specific, was, "Looking at the map, <br />the Rum Village area between Indiana and the <br />railroad, Larry didn't mention what the plans <br />-36- <br />